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Neil Walsh
20 Aug 2013
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19 Aug 2013
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Column: There has never been a more dangerous time to be an aid worker
Dominic MacSorley
19 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: A cultural shift is needed to properly address mental health problems
Orla Barry
19 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Women on Screen – must we stay on the fringes of film?
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18 Aug 2013
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Column: Being self-aware is the key to good mental health
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18 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: The time has come to end the system of Direct Provision
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18 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Why are we making citizenship difficult for those who are entitled to it?
Dr Matt Cannon
18 Aug 2013
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Column: To be a successful writer nowadays, you have to embrace social media
Stephen Downes
17 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: The Hunger Games of Ireland's Budget leaks
Emer Delaney
17 Aug 2013
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Column: If I die, what will become of my partner and children?
Alan Flanagan
17 Aug 2013
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Read Me
Aaron McKenna: The Special Criminal Court is the best solution for organised crime
Aaron McKenna
17 Aug 2013
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Opinion
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Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh
16 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: I hope my son never lives through the kind of violent history I did
Peter Osborne
16 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Our friendliness as a people hides the darker side of our national psyche
Chris Jackson
16 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: The HSE has launched an assault on our birthing rights
Sinéad Redmond
16 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Why is Guantanamo Bay still open?
Scott Fitzsimmons
16 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: The flaw at the heart of the EU? Not prioritising unemployment
Tiernan Brady
15 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: The Leaving Cert poorly prepares students for the realities they now face
Paul Rowe
15 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Secular health policy must replace Catholic health policy
Dr. Mark Murphy
15 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Irish universities CAN attract more big business funding – here's how
Barry Heavey
14 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: I saw the pain and terror 'Whitey' Bulger created – he was no Robin Hood
Larry Donnelly
14 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Pre-Budget politics - lies, damned lies and a gullible public
Paul Allen
13 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Serious exam question mistakes have shaken students' confidence in the process
Eamonn Toland
13 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Why is only sexual abuse involving physical violence deemed ‘real’?
Clíona Saidléar
13 Aug 2013
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Read Me
Column: How to navigate your personal insolvency
Stephen Curtis
13 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: I believe water fluoridation is harmful to my health, why should I pay for it?
Aisling Fitzgibbon
12 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Running a dog rescue centre doesn’t involve frolicking with puppies all day
Marina Fiddler
11 Aug 2013
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Column: Making threats over the internet is a crime, but sometimes anonymity is needed
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11 Aug 2013
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Dr Brid McGrath
11 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Maeve Higgins: Setting up home in London is exciting... but I still love you, Dublin
Maeve Higgins
10 Aug 2013
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Column: It’s time to tax and regulate marijuana sale in Ireland
Aaron McKenna
10 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: There should not be any 'no go' areas for politicians in Belfast
Dr David McCann
9 Aug 2013
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Opinion
Column: Just words? Anti-Roma and Traveller rhetoric has serious consequences
Martin Collins
9 Aug 2013
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Column: The CollegeTimes.ie article endorses the view of women as targets and men as predators
Cliona Saidlear
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Interview
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Thomas Conway
8 Aug 2013
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8 Aug 2013
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Column: The Mahon Report shows we need direct democracy to end abuses of power
Raymond Whitehead
7 Aug 2013
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Column: Refugees have complicated and messy lives, but my parents were shown compassion
Phillina Sun
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